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Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
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Whitman Wire

Production night productions: The Popcorn Dance

Sara Rasmussen April 1, 2012

Pure skill. Featuring Managing Editor Cara Lowry, Photo Editor Ethan Parrish, and fall semester's Humor Editor Adam Brayton.

River, Sunshine, Piano... can life be better? Jaime la vie~

River, Sunshine, Piano… can life be better? J’aime la vie~

margaretyang March 28, 2012

Le temps est très bel ici à Nantes aujourd'hui, donc j'ai pris le Navibus avec une amie sur la rivière. J'adore la rivière, c'est très tranquille et très joli. Nous avons restes par...

Anatomy of a news story: Sexual assault on campus

Rachel Alexander March 15, 2012

If you've read my recent story on sexual assault reporting on the Whitman campus, you might be wondering what goes into writing an article like this. The short answer is: a lot of work. Here's a peek behind...

What’s the point of poetry?

philipcheng March 5, 2012

What's the point of poetry? When we pose the question to ourselves, we often come to the conclusion that poetry will only serve to beautify language, and that this has no utilitarian purpose. Worse, yet...

Questions as an environmentalist

Sam Chapman March 5, 2012

This week's post is about questions. What is a good environmentalist? More than that, how does one live? I've been pondering recently about what would happen if an ideal warrior were to join the...

Plugging in at the 2012 ACP conference

Sara Rasmussen March 5, 2012

This weekend, 13 Pio staff members learned about journalism at an Associated College Press conference in Seattle. The ACP hosts this conference twice annually, but it was my first-ever chance to attend....

Photo update (3/1/12 9:30 p.m.)

Production night liveblog

Cara Lowry March 2, 2012
A typical Wednesday night for "Pio" Managing Editor, senior Cara Lowry.
Do you need something glossy in your life?

Do you need something glossy in your life?

Patricia Vanderbilt February 29, 2012

Hey Pio readers! Does anyone want something shiny in their lives? Not to fear, The Pioneer is bringing you Issue 2 of The Circuit; set to arrive just before Spring Break. But wait! There's more!...

Comments on a series of adventures

Sam Chapman February 28, 2012

If you've been reading this blog regularly, you will know that I'm a rather strange person: more the type to be writing about where to find medieval coins with etching mistakes than about the personal...

Why Zoning Out is Important

philipcheng February 28, 2012

We are taught from a young age that to focus is good. Our parents say it, school teachers and coaches all say that to us. We all associate focus with responsibility and achievement. That conscious and...

Thoughts on how we react to oil addiction

philipcheng February 20, 2012

Many of the biggest problems in the world right now are caused by oil consumption. People should be rallying against it. We should be outraged by all the ecological damage that has been done to the planet...

A preview of Whitman’s upcoming Bike Share

Sam Chapman February 20, 2012

Bicycles are a complex business. On the one hand, they provide good exercise, fun, and speedy travel with zero emissions. On the other hand, they are expensive, difficult to store, harder to secure, and...

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